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Wellington RegionalReport
2020
Industry Split
The public sector is the largest tech anddigital employer in Wellington, making up51% of employers in the capital in comparisonto 44% of private sector employers and 5% ofnot-for-profit and social enterpriseemployers.
Software Development tops the list of skills indemand by employers followed by BusinessAnalysis and Project Management. This is a stark contrast from last year whenAgile debuted at the top of the most indemand skills list and Data/Databaseprofessionals at number four which showsthat Wellington employers may be lesseningtheir digital requirements.
Skills in Demand
Wellington's median tech base salaryincreased by 5% which secured their positionas the highest paying region with the mediansalary being $100,000. Meanwhile, themedian contracting rate remained stable at$100/hour. The median digital base salary had a veryslight increase of 0.3% to $91,500 which alsosolidified Wellington's position as the highestpaying region for digital professionals.
Money Matters
We began compiling informationfor this report before the wide-reaching effects of the Covid-19pandemic began to impact New
Zealand.
Some predictions see NewZealand’s unemployment rate
reaching double digits, howeverthe impact on Wellington’s tech
sector is not yet clear, asorganisations move to offset thisimpact through innovation and
embracing new ways of working.
While we are faced with thesedifficult and new economic
challenges – the way we reactand move forward will definewho the future leaders in thetechnology industry will be.
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Key Findings___
Over the last four years there has been a steady rise in employers stating that theyfind it harder to source tech
and digital talent.
Currently, 44% of Wellingtonemployers say it is harder to
source tech and digitaltalent compared to a year
ago; this is a 4% increase fromlasts year's report (40%), up
13% from 2018's report (27%).
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Employer Demand Job Seeker Skills
Software Development
Business Analysis
Project Management
Networking & Infrastructure
Support/Helpdesk
Business Intelligence
Architecture
Data/Database
Digital/Cloud
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Wellington Job Market Skill Gaps
When skill sets from job seekers and theskills in demand from IT employers inWellington are cross referenced, itbecomes clear that Business Intelligence,Data/Database and Digital/Cloud skillsare the biggest pain points for employers,as demand far outstrips supply. Alternatively, Management, SystemAdministration and Service Delivery arejob seeker skills that saturate the marketwithout an equivalent demand fromemployers.
The most prevalent skills amongstWellington Job Seekers are:
Project Management
Business Analysis
Management
Software Development
Testing/QA
System Administration
Architecture
Networking & Infrastructure
Support/Helpdesk
Service Delivery
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The top ten skills in demand byIT Employers in Wellington are:
Software Development
Business Analysis
Project Management
Networking & infrastructure
Support/Helpdesk
Business Intelligence
Architecture
Data/Database
Digital/Cloud
Testing/QA
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Skills
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58%38%
4%
Permanent
Contract
Fixed Term
88%
93%
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60%want to change jobs in
the year ahead
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IT Professionals in Wellington
Employment Type
Contract or project coming to an end
(30%)
Primary deciding factors in acceptinga new job offer
Top three reasons for changing jobs
rate their workplaceas a good place towork
have flexible workingoption and/or remoteaccess
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Career development (20%)
Time for a change (14%)
Better income (28%)
Challenging work (25%)
Flexible hours/remote working (13%)
Better workplace culture (11%)
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Training and development opportunities (10%)
Median techbase salary
$100,000
Median techhourly rate
$100
Median digitalbase salary
$91,500
Median digitalhourly rate
$78
ContractPermanent
73%
51%
Type of jobs that employers will recruitfor in the next 12 months
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IT Employers in Wellington
New projects (32%)
Replacement of staff (27%)
Increased customer demand (18%)
Key reasons employers are hiring
Over a third (38%) of Wellington IT
employers say that attracting and
retaining staff is their biggest business
challenge in the year ahead.
Biggest challenges for IT employers
Top reasons for hiring contractorsas opposed to permanent staff
Budget constraints (25%) comes in
second and staying price competitive
(15%) takes up the third place.
Intern & Graduate Programmes
55%of Wellington employershave employed IT internsor graduates over the pastthree years
13%of Wellington ITprofessionals haveundertaken an internshipor graduate programme atsome point in their career
82% 13% 5%
Value in internship and graduate programmes for IT professionals
Valuable
Neutral
Not valuable
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Project work (55%)
Skill availability (21%)
Quick start (14%)
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Yes No
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Remote Working
39%of Wellington IT employers
offered remote working
Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, the majority
(67%) of IT employers say that they offer remote
working to attract talent from across New
Zealand, while 33% say that it helps them to
retain their current staff who want to work
remotely.
Remote working as a talentattraction and retention strategy
Benefits of remote working toemployers
Happy and motivatedemployees (53%)
Employer intention of introducing remoteworking as a permanent fixture in thecoming year
7% 93%
Work-Life Balance
45% of tech and digital professionals inWellington rate their work-life balance as aboveaverage, 48% rate it as average and only 7% rateit as below average. Nationally, 43% of tech and digital professionalsrate the work-life balance as above average,48% rate it as average and 9% rate it as belowaverage. Flexible working hours and remote working alsorate as the top non-financial benefits for techsin the capital.
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Average BelowAverage
45%48%
7%
Prior to Covid-19
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Ability to access talentfrom other locations (40%)
Overhead savings (7%)